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Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Ancestry & Birthplace in Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds

Where people and their families come from — the ancestries they identify with and where they were born.

Strongly rooted in traditional heritage, Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds is an area where nearly half of the people claim Australian ancestry. This local identity is further reinforced by a very small overseas-born population, which now makes up just 8.5% of the community.

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📍 Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds, Statistical Area 2 (SA2)

Where Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds sits — People born overseas

8.5% ▼ -12.9%

All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds — lower than 90% of areas.

Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds8.5%
7316, TAS 10.1%
Tasmania 15.4%
Australia 27.7%

Ancestry

The ancestries people most identify with.

English ancestry is common here at 42.6%, while 49.9% of people identify as Australian. Scottish (8.9%) and Irish (8.2%) roots also feature prominently in the local family history.

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In Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds, the largest group is Australian at 43%, followed by English (36%) and Scottish (8%).

Australian 49.9% English 42.6% Scottish 8.9% Irish 8.2% German 3.6% Dutch 2.3% Italian 0.6% Indian 0.3% Chinese 0.3% Filipino 0.3%

Country of birth

Australia and the largest overseas communities.

Far fewer people were born overseas here than in most other areas, at 8.5%, which is well below the Tasmanian figure. This proportion has fallen slightly since 2011, and the vast majority of residents (84.6%) were born in Australia.

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8.5% ▼ -12.9%

Lower than 90% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.

Share of people born outside Australia (birthplace-not-stated excluded).

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In Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds, Australia is the majority at 94%; England is next at 4%.

Australia 84.6% England 3.4% New Zealand 1.3% India 0.3% South Africa 0.3% Philippines 0.2% China 0.1%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Ancestry & Birthplace in Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/604011076/burnie-ulverstone-surrounds/topic/ancestry-heritage